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states as an attack upon the united states. and we will respond militarily. i think you can say that about saudi arabia, too. when i made my statement, you should make people turn to vote. iran wants to destroy saudi arabia, too. >> we will get to iran in a moment, but let's pick up a little of that. it is confusing if you watch both conventions and you listen to people for both parties. one will always claimed that they are superior to the other in their historic support of israel. you have people telling us that republicans are stronger. i forgot these efforts to thwart the u.s. recognition of statehood. that is something obama has not received enough credit for. within a year, we have both a jewish congresspersons, one republican and one democrat saying opposite things. your party would do better in the white house for israel. >> i certainly believe so. it is a very critical period. small things can mean an awful lot when the president has not been to israel, snubs the prime minister, has made outrageous claims. these have c
states as an attack upon the united states. and we will respond militarily. i think you can say that about saudi arabia, too. when i made my statement, you should make people turn to vote. iran wants to destroy saudi arabia, too. >> we will get to iran in a moment, but let's pick up a little of that. it is confusing if you watch both conventions and you listen to people for both parties. one will always claimed that they are superior to the other in their historic support of israel. you...
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of the united states. -- as president of the united states. the second part of the plan is to control more of our own energy. after 30 years of not doing anything, we raised fuel standards so by the middle of the next decade your cars and trucks will but twice as far on a gallon of gas. -- go twice as fast on a gallon of gas. that will help the environment and the economy. we have doubled the amount of renewable energy we were generating from wind and solar. we have thousands of americans who work building wind turbines and long-lasting battery. today, america is less dependent on foreign oil than in 20 years. think about that. so now you have a choice. governor romney wants to reverse that progress. i have a different view. unlike my opponent, i am not going to let oil companies write this country's energy plan and am not going to let them collect $4 ilion from our taxpayers. they do not need it. -- four billion dollars from our taxpayers. they do not need it. they're making money every time you go to the
of the united states. -- as president of the united states. the second part of the plan is to control more of our own energy. after 30 years of not doing anything, we raised fuel standards so by the middle of the next decade your cars and trucks will but twice as far on a gallon of gas. -- go twice as fast on a gallon of gas. that will help the environment and the economy. we have doubled the amount of renewable energy we were generating from wind and solar. we have thousands of americans who...
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persons outside of the united states. this is an expansion of the civil wlibbers made possible by the fisa amendment act. as a former law enforcement officer, i know how important it is to get the information we need to work on a case. without good reliable information you can't doll your job and protection its citizens, but the information must be attained in the right way. f.a.a. is critical to our intelligence community disposal . i ep courage my colleagues to join me in supporting our national security by voting for fisa amendment act re-authorization act. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves his time. the gentleman from colorado. million polis: i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: madam speaker, i rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bills, h.r. 5544, the minnesota education investment and employment act,
persons outside of the united states. this is an expansion of the civil wlibbers made possible by the fisa amendment act. as a former law enforcement officer, i know how important it is to get the information we need to work on a case. without good reliable information you can't doll your job and protection its citizens, but the information must be attained in the right way. f.a.a. is critical to our intelligence community disposal . i ep courage my colleagues to join me in supporting our...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. great?den, isn't she [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that is one of
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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what that means is that families in the united states suffer without food. predominant number of those are single parents and children. what are we as a country if we allow children to go hungry in this particular great land? i just came back from africa and saw children who were hungry but yet we were there to encourage better technology to promote agricultural development. but today this congress, this house, republican congress, is cutting $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program. we can do better. i want to work with this congress to ensure that 50 million people, 50 million americans are not hungry in this great land. let us revisit the cutting of the supplemental nutrition program because our children are begging, they're asking us, do we care? we do care. we cannot cut $15 billion, $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program with 50 million americans experiencing food insecurity. working americans, americans with children. time, time to stop is now. to support those families. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose d
what that means is that families in the united states suffer without food. predominant number of those are single parents and children. what are we as a country if we allow children to go hungry in this particular great land? i just came back from africa and saw children who were hungry but yet we were there to encourage better technology to promote agricultural development. but today this congress, this house, republican congress, is cutting $16 billion from the supplemental nutrition program....
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it is a huge threat to israel and the interest of the united states. this president has made clear that all options will be considered to address that. the current israeli government would like the u.s. government to put down clear markers, but there is understandable reason why no president regardless of party would lock himself or herself into a timeline of six months or eight months to go to war. you want to reserve that flexibility. our time line and is really time i might not be identical. we need to continue to have that conversation to align the two perspectives. president netanyahu has not put down his on timeline either. he has not suggested were his red line would be either. there is still time to have a question with the isrealis -- conversation with isrealis on this. we have a closer security and intelligent relationship with isrealis and now than any time in the past. we will be able to align our positions and moving forward so that we can advance a policy that is in the best interests of both our countries. >> i think this president has m
it is a huge threat to israel and the interest of the united states. this president has made clear that all options will be considered to address that. the current israeli government would like the u.s. government to put down clear markers, but there is understandable reason why no president regardless of party would lock himself or herself into a timeline of six months or eight months to go to war. you want to reserve that flexibility. our time line and is really time i might not be identical....
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the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck stops, as has been said. host: a lot of people call in to talk about what mitch mcconnell said about the main goal of the republicans after the apollo win. you reported -- after the obama wind. you reported on the full context -- after the obama win. you reported on the full context of what he said. guest: he is a tough guy. he has been excoriated for saying that they were making sure obama was a one-term president. we have dug into the interview, we wanted to find out exactly when he said that. turns out what he also said was that he did not want oba
the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck...
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the united states has a lot of international backing. most countries and the world are supporting us, not the iranians. there is a big, big push now to see if we and other countries can sit down with iran, negotiate our differences, prevent iraq from becoming a nuclear weapons power, and getting the international atomic energy agency to watch the iranians and make sure they don't go beyond what they should be doing in the enrichment of uranium. the president has put in place very tough sanctions, the toughest ever put in place against iran -- president obama has done that -- and he has reserved the right at the end of the date for the united states foto use force, but he is putting that off for diplomacy. i worked with president george w. bush and secretary of state condoleezza rice on the iran issue for three years. there is a remarkable similarity between the george w. bush policy on iran and barack obama policy. i get the sense in my discussions with senators and congressmen and women on capitol hill that there is a basic bipartisan s
the united states has a lot of international backing. most countries and the world are supporting us, not the iranians. there is a big, big push now to see if we and other countries can sit down with iran, negotiate our differences, prevent iraq from becoming a nuclear weapons power, and getting the international atomic energy agency to watch the iranians and make sure they don't go beyond what they should be doing in the enrichment of uranium. the president has put in place very tough...
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north carolina will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the united states. charlotte will continue to be the fastest or one of the fastest-growing metropolitan markets in the united states. the convention is bringing 15,000 members of the media. hundreds of thousands of college students hungry to learn about our community and their careers. there are people from this event alone that will not want to leave or come back as soon as they can. we have good things to sell. this is a unique opportunity to tell the story and cause people and companies to want to be here. we are excited. we do follow the ups and downs of the national economy, which is why we care about what is happening in washington and at the state-level, but there is no reason to think that the ingredients that caused our growth over the last decade are going to change. we have a strong competitive advantage is that we expect to continue for some time. host: mr. morgan, we were showing people video of the downtown charlotte, and that tallest building in a manner -- middle. guest: is 60 stories an
north carolina will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the united states. charlotte will continue to be the fastest or one of the fastest-growing metropolitan markets in the united states. the convention is bringing 15,000 members of the media. hundreds of thousands of college students hungry to learn about our community and their careers. there are people from this event alone that will not want to leave or come back as soon as they can. we have good things to sell. this is a...
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it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lost his life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a lif
it makes our united states navy go to 1915 levels. currently we have a naval force of 283 war ships. it goes down to 230. it takes our air force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when we see what is happening in the...
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states relations with burma should have some impact on united states relations with china and also that our relations with the united states would impact to a certain degree on our relations with china. but i think that this could be taken forward in a positive passion. it does not mean that, because burma is engaging now with the united states, that its relations with china should in any way deteriorate. also, it does not mean that because the united states is engaging with burma, it should in any way be seen as a hostile step toward china. we can use our new situation to strengthen relations between all three countries. for us to -- for us, to put it simply, it would be to our advantage for the united states and china to establish friendly relations. this would help us a great deal and this is what i look forward to. burma has had a good history of preserving friendship with many different countries and many different ideologies. as it was one of the first countries to recognize communist china back in the 1950's, it was also a country which had particularly warm relations with india
states relations with burma should have some impact on united states relations with china and also that our relations with the united states would impact to a certain degree on our relations with china. but i think that this could be taken forward in a positive passion. it does not mean that, because burma is engaging now with the united states, that its relations with china should in any way deteriorate. also, it does not mean that because the united states is engaging with burma, it should in...
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the united states drew a clear red line and iran backed off. now, redlines can be drawn in different parts of iran's nuclear weapons program. but to be credible, a red line must be drawn first and foremost in one vital part of their efforts to iran's iraq -- to enrich uranium. let me explain why. basically, and the bomb consists of explosive material and a mechanism to ignite it. the simplest example is gunpowder and refuse. that is, you light the fuse and yousuf of the gunpowder. -- you set off the gun powder. in the case of iran's efforts to build a nuclear weapon, the nuclear enrichment is the gunpowder. the fuse is the detonator. producing the gunpowder is a lot more difficult than a detonator. for a country like iran, it takes many, many years to enrich uranium for a bomb. it requires thousands of centrifuges spending in tandem in very big industrial plants. those iranian plants are visible. and they are still vulnerable. in contrast, iran could produce a nuclear detonator, the fuse, and a lot less time, maybe under year. maybe only a few
the united states drew a clear red line and iran backed off. now, redlines can be drawn in different parts of iran's nuclear weapons program. but to be credible, a red line must be drawn first and foremost in one vital part of their efforts to iran's iraq -- to enrich uranium. let me explain why. basically, and the bomb consists of explosive material and a mechanism to ignite it. the simplest example is gunpowder and refuse. that is, you light the fuse and yousuf of the gunpowder. -- you set...
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jobs in the united states. it's because of this reality, i was, you know, co-sponsor of the vital legislation to lift -- to grant pntr to russia. the place -- to place additional reporting requirements on russia and the u.s. administration. these conditions ensure that russia implements its w.t.o. obligations and those obligations are enforced. some will raise the question, we had a problem when they came on the w.t.o. and we're still struggling with that. we have learned from that process. we have additional safeguards in this agreement that will help make sure that russia fully maintains its obligations under permanent -- mr. dreier: reclaiming my time to underscore this point. the notion of the w.t.o., an entity that stems from an agreement that the post-war leaders put together in 1947 called the general agreement on tariffs an trade, the idea behind it was to diminish tariff and nontariff barriers. when we saw in the early 1990's the w.t.o. put into place, the idea is to see ideas like intellectual propert
jobs in the united states. it's because of this reality, i was, you know, co-sponsor of the vital legislation to lift -- to grant pntr to russia. the place -- to place additional reporting requirements on russia and the u.s. administration. these conditions ensure that russia implements its w.t.o. obligations and those obligations are enforced. some will raise the question, we had a problem when they came on the w.t.o. and we're still struggling with that. we have learned from that process. we...
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i would like to say the united states is very proud entity. its military is one of the greatest in the world. it is the great dispirit it has never taking a loss. any human being is a loss. he receives orders from the pentagon. then he does this thing. >> five this to syria. >> most of those people there have been against the united states for quite some time. host: let's take that point. guest: that is a good point. most of the opposition is against the bashar al-assad regime. it is not a guarantee they would leap into the lap of the united states. many in the apposition have been anti-israeli and anti- united states. there are many in the opposition who want the u.s. to get more involved and becoming frustrated with the u.s. not engaging more assertively. there is some tension there. i think the united states is trying to help some group coalesced into an organization that is representative of the syrian people more broadly and that is a viable alternative to the outside regime. we just would be shooting in the dark and that could cause more
i would like to say the united states is very proud entity. its military is one of the greatest in the world. it is the great dispirit it has never taking a loss. any human being is a loss. he receives orders from the pentagon. then he does this thing. >> five this to syria. >> most of those people there have been against the united states for quite some time. host: let's take that point. guest: that is a good point. most of the opposition is against the bashar al-assad regime. it...
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the united states and to pay the debts. it doesn't mention a global military at all. you cannot have a small government and a global military. the military is probably the most expensive part of our government. it has the soldiers and also it is funding trillions upon hundreds of trillions of dollars to defense contractors. when you add it together, you have the largest aspect of their government, the military. guest: i do not know there was a question in there. going back to the constitution, if you read the constitution up front, it says our government is to provide for the common defense. it is a responsibility and the united states is the world's only superpower. we have a superpower -- we have a responsibility to maintain global peace and global security. there has not been a u.s. service member loss from an era tax since the 1950's. -- air attack since the 1950's .that's because we have erred dominance -- air dominance the matter where we go. global stability is in the interests of the united states. it does take reso
the united states and to pay the debts. it doesn't mention a global military at all. you cannot have a small government and a global military. the military is probably the most expensive part of our government. it has the soldiers and also it is funding trillions upon hundreds of trillions of dollars to defense contractors. when you add it together, you have the largest aspect of their government, the military. guest: i do not know there was a question in there. going back to the constitution,...
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it's never the fault of the united states. it's never the fault of western culture that people are murdered in the name of somebody else's religion. it's the responsibility and it's the fault and people to be held accountable are the ones who committed these specific acts of terror against the united states. in the past, the united states has always held and went after those responsible for this time of conduct. in 1998 when the kenyan embassy was attacked and americans were killed, we responded. of course we responded in 9/11. we responded after the first world trade center bombing. in 1996 when 19 american soldiers were murdered in saudi arabia we responded. in fact, president bill clinton said this -- the cowards who committed this murderous act must not go unpunished. we will not rest in our efforts to find who is responsible for this outrage to pursue them and to punish them. and after 9/11, president bush made this comment -- the search is under way for those who are behind these evil acts. i've directed the full resourc
it's never the fault of the united states. it's never the fault of western culture that people are murdered in the name of somebody else's religion. it's the responsibility and it's the fault and people to be held accountable are the ones who committed these specific acts of terror against the united states. in the past, the united states has always held and went after those responsible for this time of conduct. in 1998 when the kenyan embassy was attacked and americans were killed, we...
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many from the sikh community and all across the united states. we thank you very much for joining all of us and expressing our sentiments of sorrow for what has taken place in your community. we are not alone in our feelings about this. we've had enormous amount of interest from many groups. 80 written statements for today's hearing. from the chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, the anti- defamation league, the chicago city council, the chicago police department, the council on american islamic relations, a human-rights campaign, interfaith alliance, the islamic society of north america, the japanese-american citizens league, latina justice, muslim advocates, the national gay and lesbian task force, the oak creek police department, people for the american way, the african-american minister leadership council, the sikh coalition, south asian americans leading together, the southern poverty law center. without objection, i would like to put the statements into the record. hearing no objection, that will be the case. the record
many from the sikh community and all across the united states. we thank you very much for joining all of us and expressing our sentiments of sorrow for what has taken place in your community. we are not alone in our feelings about this. we've had enormous amount of interest from many groups. 80 written statements for today's hearing. from the chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, the anti- defamation league, the chicago city council, the chicago police department, the...
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it's a sad way to end this session of the congress of the united states. without providing the access to those jobs this congress could have been providing throughout this entire year to strengthen the economy. but then again, as the senate leader said they don't want to work with this president. they want him to fail. and for him to fail, that means the american people can't have jobs and that's the goal here. i yield back the balan of my time. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased now to yield two minutes to a distinguished member of the committee, the the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the chairman for yieldingtime. -- for yielding time. it is unfortunate that our colleagues across the aisle are attempting to paint republicans as inconsistent on welfare work requirement, distract from their position in favor of undermining successful welfare
it's a sad way to end this session of the congress of the united states. without providing the access to those jobs this congress could have been providing throughout this entire year to strengthen the economy. but then again, as the senate leader said they don't want to work with this president. they want him to fail. and for him to fail, that means the american people can't have jobs and that's the goal here. i yield back the balan of my time. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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the money they receive from the united states is a giveaway, but this government was going to charge american homeowners and american business owners 6% interest on loans they were going to use to rebuild. . we are a compassionate country when it comes to providing global aid. when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the united states is the first country to help them rebuild. but when disaster strikes right here in our own country, we need to start rebuilding here first. let's help americans first. we must restore american lives, save american businesses and protect american jobs. now, i know hundreds of my colleagues have had similar conversations with their constituents after they experienced natural disasters in their districts. since the start of the 112th congress, communities in over 200 congressional districts in 46 states have been flooded by a tropical storm or a hurricane , burned by a wildfire, crippled by a snow storm or destroyed by a tornado. resulting in a disaster declaration by the president. constituents across the country have heard the same news, the federal
the money they receive from the united states is a giveaway, but this government was going to charge american homeowners and american business owners 6% interest on loans they were going to use to rebuild. . we are a compassionate country when it comes to providing global aid. when disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the united states is the first country to help them rebuild. but when disaster strikes right here in our own country, we need to start rebuilding here first. let's help...
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united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of granting women the right to vote. the very first state in the nation to do so. the achievements we have achieved did not come easily. many oppose the advance of women into new roles and responsibilities and even oppose our right to vote. but, working together, we have established our rightful place in our american republic. even today, there are still many battles to be one. mitt romney and paul ryan would have us fighting to defend hold gains all over again. more and more common in this economy, the women are th
united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of...
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-- with the united states? i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentlewoman is recognized. many ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield to the author of this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for bringing to the floor a very important bill and series of bills directed at human rights. mr. berman thank you for your kind comments and support for this effort to try to bring freedom and hope to the people vietnam who have enjoyed some economic progress, regrettably, human rikets, political rights have gone in the opposite direction system of thank you for that. i want to thank the original co-sponsthoferse bill, mr. royce, mr. woeful -- mr. wolf, zoe lofgren, for being original co-sponsors and i hope the membership will
-- with the united states? i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentlewoman is recognized. many ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield to the author of this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i'm -- i want to thank the chairwoman for her leadership on this issue and on so many human rights issues around the globe. thank you for...
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right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to see a doctor when they are sick. and no one in this country should ever go broke because of an accident or illness. [applause] and he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care. [applause] that is what my husband stands for. [applause] when it comes to giving our kids reeducation they deserve, barack knows that like me and so many of you, he never could have attended college without financial aid. and believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student
right here in the united states of america. [applause] when it comes to the health of our families, barack refused to listen to those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day. another president. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. [applause] he did it because he believed that here in america, our grandparents should be able to afford their medicine. our kids should be able to...
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of solar installed in the united states this year. so geothermal, biomass, it's all growing. what's their goal? kill it. kill it. . that's their problem. natural gas is rising. it hurts the coal industry. it's the marketplace. wind and solar are growing, geothermal and biomass are growing. they don't want a level playing field. they want to pick winners and losers, they want to pick favorites. that's what it's all about. so far in their control of the congress in just a year and nine months, they have voted to slash research and development for wind and solar. they have voted to end loan guarantees for wind and solar. they have voted to kill the transmission wires to carry wind and solar to our homes and our offices. the republicans are so opposed to americans having access to clean energy that even when it is built they don't even want to have the transmission lines to get it to american homes. it's a war on solar and wind. my amendment ensures that there's a pathway to the future for the most abundant american energy source, wind, s
of solar installed in the united states this year. so geothermal, biomass, it's all growing. what's their goal? kill it. kill it. . that's their problem. natural gas is rising. it hurts the coal industry. it's the marketplace. wind and solar are growing, geothermal and biomass are growing. they don't want a level playing field. they want to pick winners and losers, they want to pick favorites. that's what it's all about. so far in their control of the congress in just a year and nine months,...
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states senate and postal reform, there's also agreement on that in the united states senate. obviously sequestration. and i want to talk a little bit about the fiscal cliff, mr. leader. but in the farm bill, as you know we have a discharge petition that is pending which is somewhat unusual and that our party is -- has initiated a discharge petition to ask you to bring to the floor a bill that your committee reported out of committee. that's somewhat unusual in these discharge petitions. a number of republicans have signed on to that, as you know. as a matter of fact, we understand you're suggesting to some that they do sign -- not you, personally -- excuse me. but there's some suggestion they sign on to that as a -- as an indication for their support for the farm bill. the senate passed a farm bill 64-35, mr. leader. we are hoping that that bill could be brought to the floor next week. it's not on the calendar, but in light of the fact that 16 republicans voted in favor of it in the senate, it's clear that it does have broad bipartisan support. the ag committee here in this h
states senate and postal reform, there's also agreement on that in the united states senate. obviously sequestration. and i want to talk a little bit about the fiscal cliff, mr. leader. but in the farm bill, as you know we have a discharge petition that is pending which is somewhat unusual and that our party is -- has initiated a discharge petition to ask you to bring to the floor a bill that your committee reported out of committee. that's somewhat unusual in these discharge petitions. a...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america, a latino america, and asian america, there is a united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states, read states for republicans, blue states for democrats, but i have news for them -- we were shipped an awesome got in that blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. we coach little leagues in the blue states and yes, we have some gay friends and the red states. there are patriots to oppose the war in iraq aunt -- that oppose the war in iraq and patriots who support the war in iraq. all was pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all was defending the united states of america. [applause] in the end, in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in politics of cynicism or do we participate in politics of hope? >> the keynote address eight years ago by what was then a little-known senator from illinois, barack o
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america, a latino america, and asian america, there is a united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states, read states for republicans, blue states for democrats, but i have news for them -- we were shipped an awesome got in that blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. we coach little leagues in the blue...
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yet they would be binding on the urns of america -- united states of america. again going around elected representatives. it's also rumored that the u.s. pharmaceutical industry is seeking to roll back previous reforms that even george bush negotiated in the u.s.-peru f.t.a. that enhanced access to affordable medicines. the pharmaceutical industry doesn't like inexpensive affordable lifesaving medicines. that would be rolled back. further, it would allow drug companies to challenge the price formulary in canada. remember? u.s. sit steps can buy drugs made by u.s. companies in the u.s. much more cheaply in canada than here because the canadian government negotiated on their behalf. it's rumored that this agreement would force canada to raise their drug prices. it's also rumored that it might actually prohibit the united states government from negotiating or allowing under part d medicare pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies are involved, but the insurance companies can negotiate under authority of law, lower drug prices, it may also prohibit the drug
yet they would be binding on the urns of america -- united states of america. again going around elected representatives. it's also rumored that the u.s. pharmaceutical industry is seeking to roll back previous reforms that even george bush negotiated in the u.s.-peru f.t.a. that enhanced access to affordable medicines. the pharmaceutical industry doesn't like inexpensive affordable lifesaving medicines. that would be rolled back. further, it would allow drug companies to challenge the price...
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this should not be happening in the united states. as president i directed my administration to step up efforts and we have. for the first time, our annual trafficking report now includes the united states, because we cannot ask other nations to do what we are not doing ourselves. we have expanded our task force to include more federal partners, including the fbi, the intelligence community is devoting more resources to identify networks, which have strengthen protections so workers know their rights. most of all we are going after the traffickers. eams nti-trafficking t are dismantling their networks. we're putting them where they belong, behind bars. but with more than 20 million victims around the world, more than 20 million, we have a lot more to do. that is why this year i directed my administration to increase efforts, and today i can announce a series of that additional steps we will take. we will do more to spot it and stop it. we will prepare a new assessment of human trafficking in united states so we understand the scope an
this should not be happening in the united states. as president i directed my administration to step up efforts and we have. for the first time, our annual trafficking report now includes the united states, because we cannot ask other nations to do what we are not doing ourselves. we have expanded our task force to include more federal partners, including the fbi, the intelligence community is devoting more resources to identify networks, which have strengthen protections so workers know their...
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the longest war in the history of the united states. i have been joined by others, some democrats, some republicans, some liberals, some conservatives who have consistently raised their voices in opposition to the war. today once again i stand here in the aftermath of more senseless killings of americans, not only by taliban forces, but by forces associated with the afghan government. a government we support and are told to trust. it is hard to believe in the midst of a presidential campaign so little is being said about the war. during the republican national convention, nominee mitt romney never once mentioned the war or the troops in his acceptance speech, not even incentives, not a phrase, nothing. as one who has been to afghanistan twice, met with our troops, talked to returning veterans, and been to visit them in the hospital, i find that silence shocking and offensive. i also find offensive the fact that this house of representatives has refused to even debate this issue. when the department of defense authorization bill came to
the longest war in the history of the united states. i have been joined by others, some democrats, some republicans, some liberals, some conservatives who have consistently raised their voices in opposition to the war. today once again i stand here in the aftermath of more senseless killings of americans, not only by taliban forces, but by forces associated with the afghan government. a government we support and are told to trust. it is hard to believe in the midst of a presidential campaign so...
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for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you guys heard this guy named harry reid in the senate? [boos] i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is tax day for every american, it is budget day for congress. haven't done it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget under control or else we will end up just like europe. economics, you get european results. the last thing, guess what. most of our jobs, they come from businesses like this. they come from successful small businesses. we need to champion small businesses. you know what? when people are successful in businesses, that is a good thing. that is nothing to be ashamed of. that is a good thing. take a look at the peterbuilt trucks, parts, and equipment company. the 67 employees here. dmvs 64 across the street at the international dealership. -- they ha
for $1 trillion budget spirit united states senate. have you guys heard this guy named harry reid in the senate? [boos] i take that as a yes. they have not bothered to pass a budget in three years. we have this law that says every year congress, by april 15 which is tax day for every american, it is budget day for congress. haven't done it for three years. this is not governing. this is kicking in the can. this is blaming other people. this is not responsibility. we have got to get this budget...
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god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> delegates and the convention participants, please welcome governor tim kaine, former governor and canada for the senate in virginia. >> good evening. it is so great to be here tonight. charlotte is doing a great job and i especially want to give thanks to my friends from virginia. [cheering and applause] a few years ago, very few imagined a virginia would be a battleground state. virginia had last botha for a democrat for president in 1964. but in 2008, we probably cast our electoral votes for president obama. [cheering and applause] in 2006, and in 2008, we elected to outstanding senators, jim webb and mark warner. if i have anything to do with that, we will win again in 2012. [applause] how did virginia go from red to purple? we did it with grass roots of excitement and hard work. we showed virginians that democrats get results. when i was governor during the worst recession since the great depression, a virginia maintained one of the lowest unemployment r
god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> delegates and the convention participants, please welcome governor tim kaine, former governor and canada for the senate in virginia. >> good evening. it is so great to be here tonight. charlotte is doing a great job and i especially want to give thanks to my friends from virginia. [cheering and applause] a few years ago, very few imagined a virginia would be a battleground state. virginia had last...
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i would do a quick show of hands root we also have a major united states senate race here, between tim kaine and george allen. and many people if the election were today say i am with tim kaine? one, 1 1/2, two, 3, 4, 5, 6? who is with george allen? ok, great, i wanted to get that one of the way so we could take a look. that we start and ask you to give me a word or phrase to decide how things are going in america. our things going, christina? >> tepid. >> because? >> i think things could be better, but i think things were worse in the past, and here in d.c. we have a skewed view of what it is like outside of this region. things seemed tepid. >> improving. >> raj? >> b-plus. >> scary, there does not seem to be in the way of agreeing in congress. the good old days when they would go out for a drink after being on the floor and figure it all out, does not seem to be happening. >> ben? >> things could be better. optimistic. things could be better. >> pamela? >> things got pretty down there for a while, so i am feeling like things are optimistic as well, because i do believe we have reache
i would do a quick show of hands root we also have a major united states senate race here, between tim kaine and george allen. and many people if the election were today say i am with tim kaine? one, 1 1/2, two, 3, 4, 5, 6? who is with george allen? ok, great, i wanted to get that one of the way so we could take a look. that we start and ask you to give me a word or phrase to decide how things are going in america. our things going, christina? >> tepid. >> because? >> i think...
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may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. >> reporters have been tweeting updates about libya. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the flag at the u.s. capitol was lowered today for the four americans killed yesterday. the president ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff at all u.s. government and federal buildings. >> members of congress reacted to the assassination of the four american diplomats. we'll start with senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnel. disturbed when late last night, and really saddened to learn of the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other american personnel in an attack on the u.s. consolate in libya and would be happy to talk by name about them but their names have not been released at this stage. it does take away how important these jobs are of these foreign service officers. i join president obama in condemning these senseless acts of violence. my thoughts are with the families of those who
may god continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. >> reporters have been tweeting updates about libya. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the flag at the u.s. capitol was lowered today for the four americans killed yesterday. the president ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff at all u.s. government and federal buildings. >> members of congress reacted to the assassination...
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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier today.lose them. the senate is back at 2:15. here on c-span, the senate -- the house gavels back in. over two dozen bills on the agenda today, including one honoring the diplomats killed in libya, in benghazi last week, and the re-authorization today of the federal emergency management agency. live coverage here on c-span at 2:00 p.m. eastern. host: the chair of the hamilton county, ohio, democratic party, tim. in cincinnati. and the republican party chair, alexander, from hamilton county. and from columbus, ohio, is jim, the political correspon
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier...
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my immigrant parents came to the united states legally. they had to learn english my dad worked very hard, he opened several bars and restaurants, hired wait staff, cooks, bartenders and cleaning people. there was never a dime from the government. hard work, long hours and sleepless nights were the norm for all of us. i learned their work ethic early and worked very hard for my family no welfare, no government handouts. this is my country and i love this country so much, or as much as my parents did, but i do not respect the current president or his administration. they want to be in charge of all of us from cradle to grave. that's not the america i knew. that is exactly what my parents and grandparents fled from. please take us back to the right way. mr. speaker, elizabeth's family did it the right way and without big government getting in the way. they built their american dream all on their own. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request p
my immigrant parents came to the united states legally. they had to learn english my dad worked very hard, he opened several bars and restaurants, hired wait staff, cooks, bartenders and cleaning people. there was never a dime from the government. hard work, long hours and sleepless nights were the norm for all of us. i learned their work ethic early and worked very hard for my family no welfare, no government handouts. this is my country and i love this country so much, or as much as my...
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this is the wrong direction for the united states. host: 52 candidates are being supported by the organization, is that correct? guest: it is. we are working directly with 10 women running for the united states senate. that is a record in this country. we have great candidates running for the house and hundreds of women running for seats all across the country. the energy around these races is amazing. i'm so excited to work with folks like elizabeth warren, who'll b and the first openly gy member of congress in wisconsin. we have seen a lot of women that want to get in there and figure out we will move this country forward. emily's list has seen a quadrupling of our organization. our organization is now nearing 2 million people who are joining us to say it is time to have a government that looks more like this country and has more women's voices and sunday an equal number of women and men in congress. it has been a great year already. we need to get women out to vote and we feel good about the process. host: do women apply to familie
this is the wrong direction for the united states. host: 52 candidates are being supported by the organization, is that correct? guest: it is. we are working directly with 10 women running for the united states senate. that is a record in this country. we have great candidates running for the house and hundreds of women running for seats all across the country. the energy around these races is amazing. i'm so excited to work with folks like elizabeth warren, who'll b and the first openly gy...
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it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares, everything from 2012 democrat buttons to barack obama faces. someone put the mask on with a smiling president. the media is gathered at the convention center. caucuses anden's pro-israel caucuses. they have been meeting on location at hotels throughout the charlotte region. we have been checking in with delegates as well as people from around the country this week to get their take on the democratic convention through social media. we have been collecting short video tweets. i am a student in tampa and i covered the rnc. >> i am her
it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares,...
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we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, have 30 seconds. >> he signed a pledge that would allow you, that you should pay the same texture employees pay. your balanced budget unemployment would double. i have examined the amendment, and it would double unemployment. >> i disagree. with regard to the buffet role, if you are going to tax every millionaire, that can run a the government for 17 hours. let's look at businesses create jobs and make opportunities in the state, and we can do it by reducing regulations, reduce it by having an energy plan, by repealing "obamacare." >> the next question. >> a question in this cycle is are we better at today than we were four years ago? are we? no, we are not better o
we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, have 30 seconds. >> he signed a pledge that would allow you, that you...
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well, the united states imports 1. million barrels of oil per day out of the persian gulf, 1.8 million barrels a day. this amendment would kill the efforts which the auto industry has accepted to back out two million barrels of oil a day by increasing the fuel economy standards between 2017 and 2025. this is one of the most anti- national security amendments we could have out here on the house of representatives' floor. combined with the dramatic increase in co-2 that would go into the atmosphere because co-2 would go up in the atmosphere if this amendment passed. how much is that? that is as much as the entire united states emitted in the year 2010 in our country. so if you look at these two issues in combination, you look at the fact that the auto workers endorsed the increase in fuel economy standards, the auto industry endorses the increase in fuel economy standards, it's not unlike this myth that's been created that it's anything other than the marketplace that is the problem that the coal industry is principally
well, the united states imports 1. million barrels of oil per day out of the persian gulf, 1.8 million barrels a day. this amendment would kill the efforts which the auto industry has accepted to back out two million barrels of oil a day by increasing the fuel economy standards between 2017 and 2025. this is one of the most anti- national security amendments we could have out here on the house of representatives' floor. combined with the dramatic increase in co-2 that would go into the...
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and god bless the united states. [applause] >> please welcome cory booker, platform committee chair. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. our platform, crafted by democrats, is not about partisanship but pragmatism; not about left or right, but about moving america and our economy forward. >> thank you. our platform-and our president- stand firm in the conviction that america must continue to out-build, out-innovate and out-educate the world. this platform is a clear choice between economic pathways: forward or back, inclusion or exclusion, grow together as a nation or be a country of savage disparities that favor the fortunate few over the greatest driving force of any economy-a large and robust middle class. we choose forward. we choose inclusion. we choose growing together. we choose american economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the american ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class. [applause] our platform emphasizes that a vibrant, free and fair market i
and god bless the united states. [applause] >> please welcome cory booker, platform committee chair. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. our platform, crafted by democrats, is not about partisanship but pragmatism; not about left or right, but about moving america and our economy forward. >> thank you. our platform-and our president- stand firm in the conviction that america must continue to out-build, out-innovate and out-educate the world. this platform...
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the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has also spoken to hispanic voters, jewish voters. he has had a lot of offense here. i think he is trying to be careful not to overdo it. chris christie in tampa, all of these folks being talked about for 2016 are being careful to keep the focus on the nominee as much as possible. [inaudible]o >> i followed him this morning, i followed him late last night. he is all over charlotte. >> are these messages not about his core beliefs? >> there is a bit of both. for the large part, those two are in sync. he is on the sunday talk shows almost every sunday. he is a very pract
the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has...
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are just the united states of america. we will set aside job listings and get things done for the people. this is the most divisive atmosphere i have seen and this is the third president i have served with. when it mitt romney was the governor of massachusetts, nine of 10 legislators in his legislature were democrats. he did not demonize them. he did not demagogue. he reached across the aisle and he passed the budget without raising taxes. that is the kind of leadership we need. [applause] now we are going to hear a lot of words this week. but here is the final word we're not going to hear. we are not going to hear about how people are better off. pc the president cannot run on his record. -- you see the president cannot run on his record. that is why he will be running a campaign based on nt and division based on frustration and anger. guess what? we are not going to fall for it, are we? audience: no! >> and then he will talk about medicare. i am excited about this debate. we will win this debate on medicare. [applause] l
are just the united states of america. we will set aside job listings and get things done for the people. this is the most divisive atmosphere i have seen and this is the third president i have served with. when it mitt romney was the governor of massachusetts, nine of 10 legislators in his legislature were democrats. he did not demonize them. he did not demagogue. he reached across the aisle and he passed the budget without raising taxes. that is the kind of leadership we need. [applause] now...